AirNav: 3M5 - Moontown Airport

3M5

Moontown Airport
Huntsville, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	3M5
Lat/Long:	34-44-50.5000N 086-27-39.5000W 34-44.841667N 086-27.658333W 34.7473611,-86.4609722 (estimated)
Elevation:	655 ft. / 200 m (estimated)
Variation:	01W (1985)
From city:	7 miles E of HUNTSVILLE, AL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	35741

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS:	ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT LIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.7
HUNTSVILLE APPROACH:	125.6 [0600-0000]
HUNTSVILLE DEPARTURE:	125.6 [0600-0000]
WX AWOS-3PT at MDQ (8 nm NW):	120.000 (256-829-1242)
WX ASOS at HSV (17 nm SW):	121.25 (256-772-8074)
WX AWOS-3 at FYM (19 nm N):	135.275 (931-433-5916)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS 120.8/307.0 (HUNTSVILLE RCAG) WHEN HUNTSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
RQZr107/9.0		ROCKET VORTAC		112.20		02E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2180 x 160 ft. / 664 x 49 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	34-44.845258N	34-44.839072N
Longitude:	086-27.875732W	086-27.440293W
Elevation:	655.0 ft.	634.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Runway heading:	092 magnetic, 091 true	272 magnetic, 271 true
Obstructions:	65 ft. trees, 153 ft. from runway, 145 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear	58 ft. tree, 381 ft. from runway, 168 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	3M5 AIRPORT INC. P.O. BOX 24 BROWNSBORO, AL 35741 Phone 256-852-9781
Manager:	TIMOTHY KNUEVEN 200 AIRPORT DRIVE BROWNSBORO, AL 35741 Phone 256-852-9781

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		75
Single engine airplanes:		57
Helicopters:		3
Gliders airplanes:		14
Ultralights:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 62/month *
80%	local general aviation
13%	transient general aviation
7%	military
* for 12-month period ending 07 December 2021

Additional Remarks

-	TWY LGTS FOR TWY TURNOFF ONLY.
-	FOR CD CTC HUNTSVILLE APCH AT 256-542-2070, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3M5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMDQ - Huntsville Executive Airport / Tom Sharp Jr Field (8 nm NW)
KHUA - Redstone Army Airfield (12 nm W)
KHSV - Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (17 nm SW)
KFYM - Fayetteville Municipal Airport (19 nm N)
4A6 - Scottsboro Municipal Airport-Word Field (23 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:41	10:41
Sunrise	06:08	11:08
Sunset	19:22	00:22
Evening civil twilight	19:48	00:48

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Apr-2024 14:49:25
Local (UTC-5)	20-Apr-2024 09:49:25

METAR

KMDQ 8nm NW	201435Z AUTO 35012KT 10SM OVC013 12/08 A3022 RMK A02 LTG DSNT SW AND W T01160083
KHUA 12nm W	201424Z AUTO 04011KT 10SM SCT019 BKN049 OVC070 14/10 A3017 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W SLPNO $
KHSV 17nm W	201353Z 01009KT 10SM SCT024 OVC044 13/08 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP222 T01330083

TAF

KHUA 12nm W	192000Z 1920/2102 28006KT 9999 BKN020 QNH3001INS BECMG 2012/2013 36006KT 9999 SCT020 QNH3016INS BECMG 2013/2014 02012G18KT 9999 FEW040 QNH3013INS BECMG 2023/2024 01006KT 9999 FEW055 QNH3012INS TX28/1920Z TN12/2012Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2000 NEXT 2212
KHSV 17nm W	201120Z 2012/2112 36007G15KT P6SM BKN015 OVC035 FM201400 02010G18KT P6SM BKN040 FM210100 01008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC040 FM210700 04006KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN015

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